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Tagged as: Electricity on Shabbos

  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos

Kosher Switch® Shabbos App™: Are they Permissible?

  Is the KosherSwitch® or Shabbos App™ Kosher?   There are a number of modern innovations by technological companies that are designed to facilitate the observance of Shabbos in hospitals and…

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  • Children-Chinuch, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, refrigerator, או"ח שמג, פס"ר

Child opening a fridge on Shabbos when the light will turn on

  Question: Last Shabbos we forgot to turn off the light in the fridge. Only my children above the age of Chinuch were strong enough to open the door. Throughout…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Light Sensors, או"ח רעו

Delayed Light Sensors on Shabbos

  Question: We stopped davening at our campus minyan because of the question that the room is has a kvi'us for the tefila of Notzrim and I thank the Rav…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Escalator, ספק פס"ר

Can you use an escalator on Shabbos?

  Question: Can you use an escalator on Shabbos?   Answer: No unless for an elderly person or one who is unwell. There is a concern that the user's additional…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, שבות דשבות ע״י ישראל

I went to take a nap on Friday afternoon and had my earphones on to listen to music…

  Question: I woke up a few hours later after Shabbos came in and the music is still playing in my ears. When you remove this type of earphones (or…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, refrigerator

מקרר – פסיק רישיה דלא ניחא ליה

  שאלה: נשאלתי השבוע ביולדת עם תינוק פג, ששוהה בדירה מטעם ביה״ר ליד ביה״ר, ונתקעו בשבת עם מקרר עם נורת לד, ואין להם אפשרות להוציא הנורה, וגם אין גוי או…

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  • Shabbos
  • cutting nails, Electricity on Shabbos, timers, או"ח רס

Why are timers allowed to be used on Shabbos?

  Question: We don't cut nails on Thursday because of the resulting growth of the nails that will start on Shabbos. Why are timers allowed to be used to make…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, technology, או"ח רנב

Am I allowed to have my 3D printer printing on Shabbos?

  Once the printer starts printing, prints can take hours or even days. Am I allowed to have the printer print over Shabbos?   Answer: It depends; If the printing…

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  • Muktzeh, Shavuos, Yom Tov
  • Electricity on Shabbos, flashlight

If I turn a flashlight on before Shabbos (and it stays running) can I carry it and use it to walk to the Mikvah on the first day of Yom Tov?

  It is permitted to use a flashlight in the way you mentioned on Yom Tov. However, it is best to move it with a shinui (like holding it with…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Light Sensors, פס"ר

Motion Light Sensors on Shabbos

  Question: We have a non-Jewish neighbor who has a motion light sensor next to his door. If we want to go to shul we must pass it and the…

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  • Amira L'nachri, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos

How can I enter my building on Shabbos if the door can only be opened with an electric key?

  Question: I need an electric key to enter the building I live in (attached is a picture of the key). On Shabbos, they try to put something in the…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, hospital on shabbos

Spending Shabbos in the Hospital

  How to use a toilet which flushes by a sensor? Where no other bathroom is available, you may use an auto-flush toilet by activating the sensor in an irregular…

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  • Shabbos
  • electric pumps on toilets, Electricity on Shabbos

Is one allowed to use a basement toilet that uses a pump on Shabbos?

  Question continued: The pump is triggered by a buildup of waste, so it’s not directly triggered by the flush. But after a certain amount of waste gathers, the pump…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Shabbos elevator

Can I take the Shabbos Elevator in the hospital to join the Minyan?

  Question: My husband is in Maimonides hospital, healing from surgery. Should he take the Shabbos elevator down to the Minyan or daven alone in his room?   Answer: Your…

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  • Shabbos
  • Covid-19, Electricity on Shabbos, zoom

Kabbalos Shabbos on Zoom

  Question: I know we can't do Kabbalos Shabbos on Zoom, as that's when we actually accept upon ourselves Shabbos. My question is: Can I do a Zoom singing session…

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  • Amira L'nachri, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, לפני עור לא תתן מכשול

Is there any issue in causing a car slow down or stop for you on Shabbos?

  It’s not an issue (even if it might be a yid, rachmana litzlan).   Sources: שכשנוסע ממשיך במלאכת הבערה בלחיצה על הדוושה, ושכשעוצר יתכן אפילו שגורם לו למעט במלאכה…

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  • Kitchen Appliances, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, shabbos timer

Changing The Settings On A Shabbos Timer

  Question: On Shabbos, while an appliance is running off a timer, would one be allowed to: Move the pieces of the timer to make it turn off sooner? Move…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos

Can I refill a cool mist (no boiling) humidifier on Shabbos?

  If it runs out - it turns off, so by adding water I am delaying the turn off...   Answer: Since the machine is already on, and provided that…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos

Is it acceptable to keep a digital photo frame on during Shabbos?

  Generally, you may leave it on throughout Shabbos, as it is well known that it runs automatically. If it's activated by a motion sensor, it should be turned off.…

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  • Amira L'nachri, Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos, Shabbos elevator

Should my Shabbos Goy use the regular elevator or the Shabbos one to take me to Shul?

  Question: I moved to a new apartment building, where there's a Shabbos elevator. I'm wheelchair-bound and you told me in the past that there's no problem in having a…

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  • Shabbos
  • Electricity on Shabbos

Can I leave Alexa on over Shabbos?

  It doesn't do anything on Shabbos, as I would not be saying her name. (It only "wakes up" when you say the wake-up word, namely "alexa". Otherwise it doesn't…

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  • Mechitzah, Shabbos, Shul
  • Electricity on Shabbos, mechitzah, microphone, reform, tzomet

I do not live so close to a shule. The only nearby shule uses a “Shabbos” microphone. Is there a halachic problem with such a microphone on Shabbos?

  AskTheRav: There are details missing here. What type of shul is this that uses a "Shabbos microphone"? What are their mechitzah standards and other religious standards?   User: Thank…

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  • Kitchen Appliances, Shabbos
  • borer, cooler, Electricity on Shabbos, Shabbos

Is one allowed to use the cold water from a water cooler on Shabbos when it is plugged in?

  A water cooler is essentially a fridge. Still, even with a fridge, the usage of modern fridges on Shabbos isn’t that simple. See here for more details: Halacha2go.com article…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • airtag, autistic child, Electricity on Shabbos, GPS, muktzeh, מלאכת הוצאה, מלאכת צידה

Can a GPS electronic tracking device be attached to the clothes of an autistic child that sometimes wanders away, to be carried outside on Shabbos?

  It is permitted to wear it on Shabbos despite the electrical effects. One may also carry them outdoors in a place with no Eiruv, if attached to the individual's…

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